Psalm 89

Psalm 89International Children’s Bible (ICB)

A Song About God’s Loyalty

A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

89 I will always sing about the Lord’s love.I will tell of his loyalty from now on.2 I will say, “Your love continues forever.Your loyalty goes on and on like the sky.”3 You said, “I made an agreement with the man of my choice.I made a promise to my servant David.4 I told him, ‘I will make your family continue forever.Your kingdom will continue from now on.’” Selah

5 Lord, the heavens praise you for your miraclesand for your loyalty in the meeting of your holy ones.6 Who in heaven is equal to the Lord?None of the angels is like the Lord.7 When the holy ones meet, it is God they fear.He is more frightening than all who surround him.8 Lord God of heaven’s armies, who is like you?Lord, you are powerful and completely to be trusted.9 You rule the mighty sea.You calm the stormy waves.10 You crushed the sea monster Rahab.By your power you scattered your enemies.

11 The skies and the earth belong to you.You made the world and everything in it.12 You created the north and the south.Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing for joy at your name.13 Your arm has great power.Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted up.14 Your kingdom is built on what is right and fair.Love and truth are in all you do.

15 Happy are the people who know how to praise you.Lord, let them live in the light of your presence.16 In your name they rejoice all the time.They praise your goodness.17 You are their glorious strength.In your kindness you honor our king.18 Our king, our shield, belongs to the Lord.Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Once, in a vision, you spoketo those who worship you.You said, “I have given strength to a warrior.I have selected a young man from my people.20 I have found my servant David.I appointed him by pouring holy oil on him.21 I will steady him with my hand.I will strengthen him with my arm.22 No enemy will make him give forced payments.Wicked people will not defeat him.23 I will crush his enemies in front of him.I will defeat those who hate him.24 My loyalty and love will be with him.Through me he will be strong.25 I will give him power over the seaand control over the rivers.26 He will say to me, ‘You are my father,my God, the Rock, the one who saves me.’27 I will make him my firstborn son.He will be the greatest king on earth.28 My love will watch over him forever.My agreement with him will never end.29 I will make his family continue.His kingdom will last as long as the skies.

30 “But his descendants might reject my teachingsand not follow my rules.31 They might break my lawsand disobey my commands.32 Then I will punish their sins with a rodand their wrongs with a whip.33 But I will not hold back my love from David.I will not stop being loyal.34 I will not break my agreement.I will not change what I have said.35 It is certain that I am a holy God.So it is certain I will not lie to David.36 His family will continue forever.His kingdom will continue before me like the sun.37 It will last forever, like the moon,like a lasting witness in the sky.” Selah38 But now, you have rejected your appointed king.You have been angry with him.39 You have broken the agreement with your servant.You threw his crown to the ground.40 You have torn down all the city walls.You have turned his strong, walled cities into ruins.41 Everyone who passes by steals from him.His neighbors insult him.42 You have given strength to his enemies.You have made them all happy.43 You have made his sword useless.You did not help him stand in battle.44 You have kept him from winning.You threw his throne to the ground.45 You have cut his life short.You have covered him with shame. Selah

46 Lord, how long will this go on?Will you ignore us forever?How long will your anger burn like a fire?47 Remember how short my life is.Why did you create us anyway?48 What man alive will not die?Can he escape the grave? Selah

49 Lord, where is your love from times past?With loyalty you promised it to David.50 Lord, remember how they insulted your servant.Remember how I have suffered the insults of the nations.51 Lord, remember how your enemies insulted you.Remember how they insulted your appointed king wherever he went.

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